The study focuses on the meaning of divorce for mothers of divorced women, and consists of two parts : * A review…
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M.A. (Social Work)

The study focuses on the meaning of divorce for mothers of divorced women, and consists of two parts : * A review of literature related to the extended family, social networks, research, families of origin and divorce; * an empirical investigation. During the latter, practicing social workers assisted with the identification of the sample group consisting of 25 mothers. The major findings of the empirical part of the study are summarised as follows On the whole mothers reported that : At an early stage of their daughters marriage they were aware of the likelihood that the marriage would end in divorce; - approximately 50 percent of mothers maintained a stable relationship with their son-in-laws after the divorce; - the most common reaction of mothers after having been informed of the divorce was one of sorrow and the second most common reaction interestingly enough was relief that the divorce would bring an end to disharmony; - the mothers preferred to discuss the divorce of a daughter with a family member for emotional support; - most mothers found it necessary to financially uphold their daughters after the divorce; - sixty-eight percent of the mothers accepted the divorce of a daughter within one year after the divorce took place...

► A family intervention program entitled DARE To Be You was found to be equally effective for both adolescent and adult mothers, but the factors that…
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▼ A family intervention program entitled DARE To Be You was found to be equally effective for both adolescent and adult mothers, but the factors that predicted program effectiveness differed for the two groups. Adolescent mothers were defined as those who were 19 or younger when their youngest child was born and were 23 or younger upon entry into the program, while the adult mothers were older than 22 when their youngest child was born and had a current age of 25 or older. The sample consisted primarily of Hispanic and Anglo mothers from both urban and rural sites, and Ute and Navajo Native Americans from rural or reservation sites. For both age groups, a low sense of competence in the maternal role prior to the intervention predicted a larger increase in maternal sense of competence, but an internal locus of control was only predictive of larger improvements in sense of competence for the adolescent mothers. Large social support networks were associated with larger improvements in positive parent-child interactions and nurturance for the adult mothers and improvements in the effective use of discipline for the Anglo adolescent mothers, but large support networks were associated with less improvement in the effective use of discipline for Native American and Hispanic adolescent mothers. Adolescent Native Americans did not increase as much as the other two ethnic groups in nurturance, and there was a trend toward an analogous difference for the adult mothers in the effective use of discipline. The amount of the variance explained by variables that predicted program effectiveness iii was greater for the adolescent mothers (12% to 48%) than for the adult mothers (6% to 27%). A second line of inquiry examined the relation between maternal self-appraisals and parenting practices both before and after the intervention. The two significant differences that existed between the two age groups at follow-up were between positive attitude toward the maternal role and both communication and the use of harsh punishment. The relation between positive attitude and communication was positive for the adults and near zero for the adolescents, and the relation with harsh punishment was positive for the adolescents and negative for the adults. In conclusion, even after adolescent mothers become adults, they are still different from mothers who waited until adulthood to have children and may need special attention when they are involved in intervention programs.
Advisors/Committee Members: Fritz, Janet J. (advisor), Rickard, Kathryn M. (committee member), MacPhee, David (committee member).

As a result of globalisation, today's organisations have to deal with increased competition in all sectors. Organisations need to focus on increasing their output…
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M.B.A.

As a result of globalisation, today's organisations have to deal with increased competition in all sectors. Organisations need to focus on increasing their output and at the same time decreasing the inherent costs in producing the output. It has become essential for organisations to be viewed as employers of choice amongst the labour market and its competitors. This reduces a company's cost base substantially by attracting top talent and retaining essential employees. It has been estimated that an organisation spends up to two times an employee's annual salary when they first employ an individual, due to the recruitment, initiation and training costs. The retention of highly skilled employees has become a global issue as organisations identify that their competitive advantage lies in the minds of these talented individuals. Within the market place, there is a common misperception that women will be in the job market for a few years, and then leave to start a family. Because of this, many organisations often overlook women in the recruiting phase as well as when promotional opportunities arise. However, the workplace of the future will be characterised by increasing numbers of women and single parents, as women will join the workforce at twice the rate of men. These heads of non-traditional households will require benefits that allow them to balance their work and family life. Women may choose to work for different reasons, but many may need to work. Whether she chooses to work or needs to work, the work that she does and the hours that she completes it in is based on a decision the woman makes. This decision is influenced by the organisations that are committed to overall employee well being and adequate work-life benefits ...

► Adolescent parenthood is associated with an array of adverse outcomes; however, familial support often serves to alleviate some of those negative effects. Based on data…
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▼ Adolescent parenthood is associated with an array of adverse outcomes; however,
familial support often serves to alleviate some of those negative effects. Based on data from 58 adolescent mothers, the current study explored who they sought support from over time and the level of emotional, financial, and childcare support received from various immediate and extended family members. As well, this study explored the influence of familial support on adolescent mothers’ parental competency and their risk for depression. Results revealed that although support decreased over time, adolescent mothers sought and received support more frequently from their own mothers in comparison to other members in their family system. Additionally, with few exceptions, the amount and type of support received was not significantly associated with their parental competency or risk for depression. Implications for practice are discussed.
Advisors/Committee Members: Charlotte Wallinga.

Shinn, L. (2010). The role of familial support on adolescent mothers' parental competency and risk for depression. (Masters Thesis). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/shinn_lauren_201008_ms

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Shinn, Lauren. “The role of familial support on adolescent mothers' parental competency and risk for depression.” 2010. Masters Thesis, University of Georgia. Accessed March 21, 2019.
http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/shinn_lauren_201008_ms.

Shinn L. The role of familial support on adolescent mothers' parental competency and risk for depression. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Georgia; 2010. [cited 2019 Mar 21].
Available from: http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/shinn_lauren_201008_ms.

Council of Science Editors:

Shinn L. The role of familial support on adolescent mothers' parental competency and risk for depression. [Masters Thesis]. University of Georgia; 2010. Available from: http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/shinn_lauren_201008_ms

Addis Ababa University

5.
Sara, Berhanu Dagne.
Narratives of Five Ethiopian Mothers living with HIV and
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► This Thesis explores the perspectives and experiences of five birth mothers who relinquished their children for intercountry adoption. It focuses on their different aspects of…
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▼ This Thesis explores the perspectives and experiences of five birth mothers who
relinquished their children for intercountry adoption. It focuses on their different aspects
of lives especially in relation to their participation in intercountry adoption. Their
interactions, decisions, relationships with partners, families, friends, neighbors and
institutions are included in this study in respective of their involvement in these birth
mothers’ lives.
The Research explores which factors contributed towards the birth mothers’
decision to relinquish their children for intercountry adoption, and it also investigates
what consequences and challenges they faced following their relinquishment of their
children. And finally, different strategies employed by these birth mothers for coping
with the challenges and the changes following the relinquishment of their children are
discussed. This thesis further investigates how these birth mothers are labeled and
marginalized due to their choice and current status. It emphasizes that Researchers and
different actors of society have overlooked the private pains and shame experienced by
these birth mothers in various occasions. They have been misunderstood and neglected
by institutions, people they know and love including their own families. The study
employed a qualitative methodology specifically narrative analysis to discuss the lives of
these birth mothers in their own words, as they speak.
Key words: Intercountry adoption, Birth mothers, Relinquishment
Advisors/Committee Members: Donna(prf) (advisor).

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Sara BD. Narratives of Five Ethiopian Mothers living with HIV and
. [Thesis]. Addis Ababa University; 2012. Available from: http://etd.aau.edu.et/dspace/handle/123456789/3654

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Addis Ababa University

6.
MERGA, BAYOU BEKELE.
THE ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE (KAP) OF MOTHERS IN FEEDING THEIR UNDER FIVE CHILDREN IN A RURAL COMMUNITY OF KELLECH TIKKA KEBELE, SEBETA AWAS, SPACIAL ZONE SURROUNDING FINFINNE, OROMIA REGION, 2014
.

► Abstract Background Malnutrition remains one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among children throughout the world. It is responsible about 60% cause…
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▼ Abstract
Background Malnutrition remains one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality
among children throughout the world. It is responsible about 60% cause of death in under age of
5 years
Objective To assess knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of mothers feeding their under five
children in a rural community Kellecha Tikka Kebele, of Sebeta Awas district, Surrounding
Finfine special Zone, Oromia Region, 2014 G.C
Methods and Materials: - A cross-sectional study design was conducted on 597 mothers to
determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice and their relation with socio-economic
demographic characteristic in Kellecha Tikka Kebele. The data was manipulated and analyzed by
using Epi.info version 3.4.3 and SPSS version 21.0.
Result: - from the total of 597 mothers, 339 (56.8%) had no sufficient knowledge about child
feeding and 258 (43.2%) had sufficient knowledge about child feeding. From the total of 597,
585 (98%) gave food or liquid before six months age and only 12 (2%) had not been given food
or liquid. The mother had good practice 271 (45.5%) and poor practice 327 (54.6%) as well as
good attitude 279 (46.6%) and poor attitude were 318 (53.3%). In multivariate analysis the
mother who can read and write was less likely good practice than that learnt secondary school
and above. The protestant followers had best practice towards child feeding than other religion
followers
Conclusion:- Generally the study showed that from the total of 597, 585 (98%) gave food or
liquid before six months age and only 12 (2%) had not been given food or liquid. From 585 that
gave liquid or fluid before six months of age 55 (9%) gave the water, 274 (47%) gave the butter,
235 (40%) gave the milk and 26 (4%) other food or liquid like tenadam for their children before
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six months of age. This low level of knowledge (56.8%) about child feeding and not know the
time of EBF resulted that the study took place in the rural area and affected by another sociodemographic
characteristics. From this result most of the mother reported as they knew EBF but
when asked did they give food or fluid before six months of age 585 (98%) did that. The mother
who can read and write was less likely good practice than that learnt secondary school and above.
The protestant followers had best practice towards child feeding than other religion followers.
Advisors/Committee Members: ATO HUSSIEN MEKONNIN (BSc, MPH, PhD fellow) (advisor).

The thesis investigates the myth of some famous monstrous mothers of cultural history, including Grendel's mother in Beowulf, the Alien Queen of the popular sci-fi saga and the figure of Sethe in Toni Morrison's Beloved.
Advisors/Committee Members: Séllei, Nóra (advisor).

► American working mothers face numerous and specialized challenges at work and at home. However, the U.S. government offers them little support.; Part-time work is often…
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▼ American working mothers face numerous and specialized
challenges at work and at home. However, the U.S. government offers
them little support.; Part-time work is often a great solution
because it allows women to raise families without permanently
sacrificing their careers. However, many women cannot afford to do
this, and those that can are often penalized at work. In addition,
the U.S. is the only industrialized country that does not offer
paid maternity leave, despite the fact that it improves the health
of mothers and babies and benefits employers.; Many private
companies are beginning to offer paid maternity leave as well as
flexible or reduced schedules. However, the U.S. government has yet
to pass any laws forcing employers to offer these family-friendly
policies.
Advisors/Committee Members: Winston, Diane (Committee Chair), Lutkehaus, Nancy (Committee Member), Kotler, Jonathan (Committee Member).

Kopas, S. M. (2008). American working mothers and the possible part-time
solution. (Masters Thesis). University of Southern California. Retrieved from http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/59596/rec/651

Kopas SM. American working mothers and the possible part-time
solution. [Masters Thesis]. University of Southern California; 2008. Available from: http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/p15799coll127/id/59596/rec/651

Background: India as one of the rapidly developing economies where health challenges are myriad at the population level has the highest number of maternal death…
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Background: India as one of the rapidly developing
economies where health challenges are myriad at the population
level has the highest number of maternal death in the world.
Understanding risk factors for maternal mortality is paramount
because maternal health is the basic indicator for the overall
adequacy of healthcare of a country. This study was conducted to
review on the various risk factors of maternal mortality and the
multifarious challenges for maternal health in India.
Methods: A
literature search was conducted with PubMed and Google scholar
using the key words of (“risk factors” AND (“maternal mortality” OR
“maternal death”) AND India) for articles published from 1970 to
May 2014. PubMed was primarily used for the systematic search.
Findings: Twelve studies were identified for the final review of
which six were case series studies, three were case studies and
three were case control studies. Most of the studies were conducted
in institutional settings from the five regions (North, South,
West, Central and East) of India with different range of Maternal
Mortality Rate (MMR) estimates. Previous literature had highlighted
socio economic disadvantages as important determinants for maternal
mortality. The current review shows a complex interplay of four
factors in general in India: social, obstetrical, behavioural and
medical factors. Variables of both social demographic and economic
factors such as median age of the women at childbirth, literacy
rate of the female population and area of residences are put
together in the social factors of this study. Compared to the
causes, descriptions on behavioural risk factors were rather
limited and so the requisite to examine the risk factors affecting
maternal mortality is justified. Intervention strategies include
conditional cash transfer scheme, voucher scheme, training of
village health volunteers and training of auxiliary mid wives’.
Conclusions: India has a unique social system of diversity and
stratification. The pattern of maternal mortality in India is
different and varied widely in zones or regions. The variations of
challenges should be highlighted so as to give a clear grasp of the
inequalities of maternal health as well as also help in reducing
the MMR substantially.

► In most OECD countries adolescent child-bearing and child-rearing is regarded as the forerunner of social, economic, employment and educational disadvantage particularly for young sole mothers…
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▼ In most OECD countries adolescent child-bearing and child-rearing is regarded as the forerunner of social, economic, employment and educational disadvantage particularly for young sole mothers receiving State-provided benefits. The National-led government has argued that the cost of social welfare benefits, an estimated $7.6 billion in 2008/2009, is no longer sustainable. Towards the end of 2012 following recommendations from a government-appointed Welfare Working Party, the social welfare system was restructured to 'encourage' recipients to search for paid employment by restricting their opportunities for support if they did not. This study explored how young sole mothers experienced mothering, and made snese of the processes and consequences of the National-led government's reforms, in a socio-political environment that overtly prioritises paid work. Using thematic analysis of narratives obtained from unstructured interviews with 10 adolescent sole mothers attending a teen parent education unit in the greater Wellington area, the study also sought to understand the ways in which sole mothers are silenced on political issues affecting their futures. The research is based on feminist principles of empowerment of women and social justice and is situated within Michel Foucault's postulations that Governments, their institutions and their representatives, structure actions and use language to discipline and silence individuals and groups to maintain normative power and control. Themes from participants' narratives included an unambiguous preference for hands-on/full-time mothering with support as needed; intractable difficulties in coping with inadequate DPB benefits with social isolation as a consequence; an acceptance of the need to obtain paid work, but only when their child is settled and ready; a determination to obtain further qualifications in order to achieve a better life for their child and themselves coupled with a largely unrecognised resilience.

► This qualitative study explores the experiences of mothers who have children with developmental disabilities. I sought to understand both the positive aspects of mothering a…
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▼ This qualitative study explores the experiences of mothers who have children with developmental disabilities. I sought to understand both the positive aspects of mothering a child with a disability, as well as understand the potential negative aspects of mothering a child with a developmental disability. I also explored how the mothers reflected on this experience of mothering a child with a disability. Furthermore, I sought information on what services and/or supports these mothers found helpful, and why.
Six mothers were interviewed for this study. From these interviews, six themes were identified: 1. positive experiences and emotions; 2. mothering a child with a developmental disability as difficult, stressful, and overwhelming work; 3). mothers’ fears for their children; 4). mothers’ sense of loss; 5). mothers’ relationships with their non-disabled children; and 6). mothers’ perceptions of the helpfulness of formal and informal supports.
Advisors/Committee Members: Nixon, Kendra (Social Work) (supervisor), Hiebert-Murphy, Diane (Social Work) Ateah, Christine (Nursing) (examiningcommittee).

Bond, C. (2014). Exploring the experiences of mothers of children with developmental disabilities. (Masters Thesis). University of Manitoba. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1993/23887

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Bond, Courtney. “Exploring the experiences of mothers of children with developmental disabilities.” 2014. Masters Thesis, University of Manitoba. Accessed March 21, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/1993/23887.

► This dissertation is a mixed methods analysis investigating postpartum depression as it is experienced by self-reported depressed Mexican American adolescent and adult mothers. The qualitative…
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▼ This dissertation is a mixed methods analysis investigating postpartum depression as it is experienced by self-reported depressed Mexican American adolescent and adult mothers. The qualitative portion of this study explores pregnancy and motherhood to better understand meanings attached to depression. Six adolescent and six adult mothers, were recruited from the Dallas/Fort-Worth area. Each was interviewed twice, using semi-structured interview guides. The quantitative phase utilizes a national sample of self-reported depressed Hispanic mothers to identify breastfeeding behavior and mothers' perceptions of the physical health of their babies. Specifically, a secondary analysis of the National Survey of Children's Health, 2003 was used to supplement the qualitative data. This study provides a theoretical framework of fragmented identity to explain socio-cultural factors contributing to postpartum depression among Mexican American adolescent and adult mothers. Common themes leading to a fragmented identify were indentified. Contributors to postpartum depression include: unplanned pregnancy, internal struggle between cultures, body image and family conflict. Stigma associated with teen motherhood also contributed to depression among adolescent mothers while the medicalization of childbirth was a contributing factor of depression among the adult mothers. Additionally, the duration of breastfeeding and mothers' perceptions of their babies' physical health were impacted by depression, but breastfeeding initiation was not.
Advisors/Committee Members: Lawson, Erma Jean, Yang, Philip Q., Yeatts, Dale E., Henry, Doug.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Gosdin MM. Postpartum Depression: A Sociocultural Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of Adolescent and Adult Hispanic Mothers. [Thesis]. University of North Texas; 2010. Available from: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc33155/

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

► In Aotearoa New Zealand, teen pregnancy is associated with social disadvantage and being ‘Māori’. Research on teen motherhood typically focuses on ‘risks’ and ‘dangers’, such…
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▼ In Aotearoa New Zealand, teen pregnancy is associated with social disadvantage and being ‘Māori’. Research on teen motherhood typically focuses on ‘risks’ and ‘dangers’, such as lower educational attainment and welfare ‘dependency’. These images cast young Māori mothers as abnormal and deviant – as perpetually deficit. Hence, public (and public service) perceptions of these women are often negative. This study displaces the deficit lens, and explores the lived realities of fifteen young (teen) Māori mothers, and the perspectives of their whānau. The purpose of this research was to understand the life circumstances of young Māori mothers, to examine the role of the state in their lives, and to make suggestions for service improvements. It draws on data from the E Hine study (Women’s Health Research Centre, Otago University, Wellington). Young mothers participating in E Hine were interviewed three to seven times over a three-year period, with up to two whānau interviews conducted for each young woman. The data set for this thesis, comprising of fifteen young Māori mothers and their whānau, totalled eighty-four in-depth, semi-structured interviews. Data analysis was thematic, and was informed by Foucault’s concepts of the medical and disciplinary gazes, and postcolonial notions of the colonial gaze. The research suggests that public health and social services, as well as public perceptions, seek to regulate these young women according to Eurocentric conceptions of normality; and in doing so, stigmatize and disengage them, thus creating barriers to positive outcomes. Despite this, these young mothers resist disempowerment, and hope for a better future for themselves and their whānau. Their stories are a testament to the fact that being young and Māori and mothering does not equate to failure. By treating young Māori mothers with respect and empathy, support services could be improved.
Advisors/Committee Members: Dew, Kevin, el-Ojeili, Chamsy.

► A phenomenological study of the lived experience of mothering during incarceration was conducted at a women's multi-custody level prison in Kentucky. The purpose of the…
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▼ A phenomenological study of the lived experience of mothering during incarceration was conducted at a women's multi-custody level prison in Kentucky. The purpose of the study was to explore and describe the experience of mothering among incarcerated women to address the gap within this body of literature. Semi-structured interviews, observation, and field notes from 24 participants were collected and analyzed to provide an in-depth understanding of the mothering experience for the participants. Burnard's method was used for analysis of the interview data. Two major themes emerged including: Living in the fire: The lived experience of incarcerated mothers which stemmed from two sub-themes: "Mistakes were made" and the 'Here and Now' of it and "Emerging from the fire: Dreams for the future as mothers" which arose from the sub-themes "Motivated to change" and "Redefining themselves".
Advisors/Committee Members: Hines-Martin, Vicki.

Morgan, K. C. (1981). A longitudinal study of the career patterns of women
following the birth of a child. (Doctoral Dissertation). The Ohio State University. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487157953417194

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Morgan, Karen Christman. “A longitudinal study of the career patterns of women
following the birth of a child.” 1981. Doctoral Dissertation, The Ohio State University. Accessed March 21, 2019.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487157953417194.

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Morgan, Karen Christman. “A longitudinal study of the career patterns of women
following the birth of a child.” 1981. Web. 21 Mar 2019.

Vancouver:

Morgan KC. A longitudinal study of the career patterns of women
following the birth of a child. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. The Ohio State University; 1981. [cited 2019 Mar 21].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487157953417194.

Council of Science Editors:

Morgan KC. A longitudinal study of the career patterns of women
following the birth of a child. [Doctoral Dissertation]. The Ohio State University; 1981. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487157953417194

Nagely, D. L. M. (1970). A comparison of college-educated working mothers in
traditional and nontraditional occupations. (Doctoral Dissertation). The Ohio State University. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1486660818786614

Nagely DLM. A comparison of college-educated working mothers in
traditional and nontraditional occupations. [Doctoral Dissertation]. The Ohio State University; 1970. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1486660818786614

University of Zululand

19.
Molapo, Cecilia Mamojela.
Experiences of young school-going mothers in high schools at Leribe District of Lesotho
.

► This study examined the experiences of young school-going mothers with regard to how their teachers, classmates/peers and the community view them. A qualitative research design…
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▼ This study examined the experiences of young school-going mothers with
regard to how their teachers, classmates/peers and the community view them.
A qualitative research design was deemed on appropriate approach for this
study. The sample comprised of 10 young school- going mothers from 5 high
schools in Leribe district of Lesotho. Interviews were used to collect data
individually and in focus groups. Data were analyzed qualitatively using the
process of content analysis. Information emanating from the interviewers
were transcribed and coded into themes pertaining to the school-going
mothers’ experiences in high schools. The findings suggest that the young
mothers were not supported by some of their teachers; they were rejected by
their peers and classmates and, labeled by the community they live in.
Sample comprised 10 young mothers from 5 high schools in Leribe district of
Lesotho. On the basis of the findings, both curative and preventative
strategies were recommended for dealing with young school going mothers.
Advisors/Committee Members: Adams, J.D (advisor), Zulu, S.P (advisor).

Molapo, C. M. (2012). Experiences of young school-going mothers in high schools at Leribe District of Lesotho
. (Thesis). University of Zululand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1214

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Molapo, Cecilia Mamojela. “Experiences of young school-going mothers in high schools at Leribe District of Lesotho
.” 2012. Thesis, University of Zululand. Accessed March 21, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1214.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Molapo, Cecilia Mamojela. “Experiences of young school-going mothers in high schools at Leribe District of Lesotho
.” 2012. Web. 21 Mar 2019.

Vancouver:

Molapo CM. Experiences of young school-going mothers in high schools at Leribe District of Lesotho
. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Zululand; 2012. [cited 2019 Mar 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1214.

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

Council of Science Editors:

Molapo CM. Experiences of young school-going mothers in high schools at Leribe District of Lesotho
. [Thesis]. University of Zululand; 2012. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1214

Note: this citation may be lacking information needed for this citation format:Not specified: Masters Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation

University of Georgia

20.
Alzate, Monica Maria.
The quality of life of single mothers on welfare in Georgia and the 1996 Welfare Reform.

► Some of the ethical principles of the National Association of Social Workers remind professionals to enhance clients’ capacity to change, to advocate for social justice,…
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▼ Some of the ethical principles of the National Association of Social Workers remind professionals to enhance clients’ capacity to change, to advocate for social justice, and to expand people’s choices. Guided by these basic principles, this research studied the quality of life of single mothers on welfare in Georgia under feminist, human development and social development perspectives. For this purpose, their quality of life was measured using the Human Development Index (HDI) of the United Nations, which enables governments to determine priorities for policy interventions (UNDP, 1994). At the same time, this study measured the quality of life of the population of the state of Georgia, per county and race (black and white), and ranked counties based on their HDI scores and HDI dimensions scores. This permitted a comparison of quality of life in general, and in particular, the counties’ Median Household Income, Health, Education, and Standard of Living. It also evidenced the fact that a higher income and standard of living does not necessarily imply an equal position in health, education, or quality of life. And that it is possible to achieve better positions in health, education, and quality of life despite lower positions in income and standard of living. Independent sample t tests and one way ANOVAS demonstrate the gap in the quality of life between the black and white populations of Georgia and women on welfare. Additionally, a regression analysis reflected the negative effect of child poverty on the quality of life of the overall population, particularly of the black population and women on welfare, and the positive effect of the total personal income of the counties on the white population. Results suggest that gender and racial inequity and discrimination must be eliminated from the welfare system to transform it from a work program into a well-being strategy. They also evidence that despite the fact that most of the TANF recipients are women, the program principles were not designed to meet women’s needs.
Advisors/Committee Members: Larry Nackerud.

Alzate, M. M. (2002). The quality of life of single mothers on welfare in Georgia and the 1996 Welfare Reform. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Georgia. Retrieved from http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/alzate_monica_m_200212_phd

Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):

Alzate, Monica Maria. “The quality of life of single mothers on welfare in Georgia and the 1996 Welfare Reform.” 2002. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Georgia. Accessed March 21, 2019.
http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/alzate_monica_m_200212_phd.

MLA Handbook (7th Edition):

Alzate, Monica Maria. “The quality of life of single mothers on welfare in Georgia and the 1996 Welfare Reform.” 2002. Web. 21 Mar 2019.

Vancouver:

Alzate MM. The quality of life of single mothers on welfare in Georgia and the 1996 Welfare Reform. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Georgia; 2002. [cited 2019 Mar 21].
Available from: http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/alzate_monica_m_200212_phd.

Council of Science Editors:

Alzate MM. The quality of life of single mothers on welfare in Georgia and the 1996 Welfare Reform. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Georgia; 2002. Available from: http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/alzate_monica_m_200212_phd

► Breast engorgement occurs in both mothers who are breast feeding and mothers who are not breast feeding. When engorgement occurs there is frequently discomfort to…
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▼ Breast engorgement occurs in both mothers who are
breast feeding and mothers who are not breast feeding. When
engorgement occurs there is frequently discomfort to the mother.
Breast engorgement may often be a factor in hindering and/or
discouraging breast feeding mothers. If breast engorgement can be
prevented or decreased the comfort and well being of the mother
during the postpartum period will be enhanced. The purpose of the
present study was (1) to determine if antepartal instruction in
breast care would affect the amount and degree of breast
engorgement experienced by the breast feeding mother during the
onset of lactation and by the non-breast feeding mother during the
postpartum period and (2) to test some objective methods of
measuring breast engorgement. An experimental group consisting of
both breast feeding and non-breast feeding mothers received
instruction in antepartal breast care and a control group did not„
Antepartal breast care included breast massage,, expression of
colostrum and nipple rollingo Three measures of breast engorgement
were used: chest circumference, skin tension, and skin temperature.
With the exception of one breast feeding mother in the control
group all of the mothers in the study exhibited some clinical
evidence of breast engorgement. The majority of mothers had an
increase in chest circumference with clinical evidence of breast
engorgement. There was no clearly defined evidence of either an
increase or decrease in the temperature of the skin in relation to
clinical breast engorgement with the method used. There was a
decrease in skin tension rather than an increase. Although there
was a greater increase both in chest circumference and skin
temperature in the control group these differences were not
significant The experimental group showed more decrease in skin
tension than the control group but the difference was not
significant. In order to better evaluate the effectiveness of
antepartal breast care the study should be repeated using reliable
measures of breast engorgement in a more representative sample of
the population. The pressure gauge used by Geissler (1967) may be
of greater value in measuring tension in breast engorgement than
the tonometer used in this study. The tape was felt to be accurate.
More study needs to be done with the Body Temperature Indicator
before its reliability can be assessed. Any future study should
include a larger group of women. A method should be devised to mark
the areas to be measured so that they would remain constant
throughout the study.

This is an Autoethnographic Study of my Career Path and the Implications for Practice as a Guidance Counsellor. Using qualitative research methods I examine…
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This is an Autoethnographic Study of my Career Path and the Implications for Practice as a Guidance Counsellor. Using qualitative research methods I examine my own lived experience as a working mother, exploring such issues as self-efficacy, self-confidence, communication and role conflict. In autoethnography, the researcher is the focus of the analysis and to this end, I refer to the data from my personal journal.
This thesis is aimed at women, specifically working mothers, who may be dealing with role conflict. Exploring and sharing my own journey in this way has enabled me to address a number of issues regarding my career development. The Heuristic process was instrumental in bringing me to the point of enlightenment. I give some attention to the effect that tacit knowledge has had on my career development, in the hope that this will be of use to other women.
My review of the literature in the area of career development for women shows slow progress since the 1960’s. I look at the role of the Guidance counsellor in relation to women’s career development and identify a number of Guidance interventions including the Kaleidoscope Career Model and Systems Theory Framework. I make a number of recommendations including addressing attitudes in industry towards women’s career development.

Golden, M. (2015). An autoethnographic study of my career path and the implications for practice as a guidance counsellor. (Thesis). University of Limerick. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10344/4983

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Golden, Margaret. “An autoethnographic study of my career path and the implications for practice as a guidance counsellor.” 2015. Thesis, University of Limerick. Accessed March 21, 2019.
http://hdl.handle.net/10344/4983.

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Golden M. An autoethnographic study of my career path and the implications for practice as a guidance counsellor. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Limerick; 2015. [cited 2019 Mar 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10344/4983.

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Golden M. An autoethnographic study of my career path and the implications for practice as a guidance counsellor. [Thesis]. University of Limerick; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10344/4983

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► This thesis examines three major personalized planning programs directed at Australian single parents receiving income support. Personalized planning programs are to contemporary welfare systems in…
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▼ This thesis examines three major personalized planning
programs directed at Australian single parents receiving income
support. Personalized planning programs are to contemporary welfare
systems in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and Australia
what subsidized training and public employment programs were to the
post-war welfare state. They came into being around 25 years ago
and are increasingly the central policy tool governments use to
administer access to income supports and additional services.
Personalized planning programs involve income support recipients
participating in one-on-one meetings with individual advisers in
order to develop plans for their futures. Despite their prevalence
there are no studies directed at systematically examining
personalized planning technologies across time. This thesis
provides a genealogy of personalized planning programs targeted at
single mothers and focuses on three programs that operated in the
period 1989 to 2009. The study has three closely related aims. The
first is to understand the different ways in which the relationship
between Australian single parents/mothers and income support has
been problematized since the emergence of the post-war welfare
state. Second, it seeks to understand why personalized planning
programs are now the dominant solution to the problematic of single
parents on income support. The third aim is to understand the
spaces of freedom and constraint that these personalized planning
programs and associated work requirements opened up and closed
down. This thesis takes theoretical inspiration from Michel
Foucault and Amartya Sen, and methodological inspiration from
Foucault’s genealogical methods and the governmentality literature.
It combines textual analysis with ethnographic methods in order to
simultaneously examine official government rationalities and the
‘witches’ brew’ of actual practices. A key finding is that the
spaces of freedom and constraint these programs produced were not
established in advance within official program rationalities.
Instead, they were actively interpreted, taken up, used and
sometimes resisted by single mothers and those responsible for
delivering the programs. Drawing on Michel Foucault’s and Amartya
Sen’s works, I illustrate that single mothers’ abilities to
undertake activities they valued were dependent upon the assistance
they received from personalized planning programs. At the same time
all three programs, at least in some instances, restricted
individual freedoms and autonomy through normalizing practices that
relied upon clients playing a passive role within the
program.

► Previous academic literature and Government agendas and policies share concerns about schoolgirl mothers/mothers-to-be not continuing in education and having lower qualifications. Despite this, research has…
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▼ Previous academic literature and Government agendas and policies share concerns about schoolgirl mothers/mothers-to-be not continuing in education and having lower qualifications. Despite this, research has not considered why schoolgirl mothers/mothers-to-be are more likely to drop out of education or why it is so difficult for them to continue. This thesis is an in-depth study of the experiences and challenges faced by schoolgirl mothers/mothers-to-be while continuing in education. Within this research consideration is given to: the deficit model that characterises schoolgirl mothers/mothers-to-be as discussed in the existing research literature; the experiences and challenges of schoolgirl mothers/mothers-to-be while attending school; and the support provided by education and health professionals to schoolgirl mothers/mothersto- be. The analysis of data (from questionnaires and interviews) was guided by three research questions: What experiences and challenges do schoolgirl mothers/mothers-to-be (aged 18 and under) living in Scotland encounter when continuing in education? What are the different approaches taken by local authorities in supporting schoolgirl mothers/mothers-to-be whilst at school? How do education and health professionals (school staff, health visitors) in schools and the National Health Service (NHS) support schoolgirl mothers/mothers-to-be while continuing in education during pregnancy and the early stages of motherhood? A review of policy was carried out across all local authorities in Scotland asking for information about how schoolgirl mothers/mothers-to-be are supported in school. The results of the review helped to identify the local authorities to be approached for inclusion in the study. Eleven local authorities and twenty-nine schools or alternative provisions across Scotland are represented in this study. Forty-three schoolgirl mothers/mothers-to-be who attended schools or alternative provisions within the eleven local authorities participated. Schoolgirl mothers/mothers-to-be completed a questionnaire and participated in an individual or group interview. A follow-up interview was conducted 9-12 months later. Seventeen members of staff from schools or an alternative provision that participants attended were interviewed. An interview was also held with five health visitors from the five NHS Boards across Scotland that the identified local authorities fell within. Overall, the experiences of participants in this study often do not fit with the deficit model that characterises schoolgirl mothers/mothers-to-be in popular accounts or Government agendas and policies. Many participants had a ‘really good’ or ‘good’ experience of school before pregnancy, conflicting with the expectation of disengagement with education. Schoolgirl mothers do have conflicting legal demands to remain in education and care for their baby but the data do not suggest that all are either engaged or disengaged from the education system. Professionals sometimes unintentionally exacerbated difficulties. Only a minority of…

Ferguson, B. E. (2015). What experiences and challenges do schoolgirl mothers and mothers-to-be face when continuing in education?. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Edinburgh. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1842/14165

Ferguson BE. What experiences and challenges do schoolgirl mothers and mothers-to-be face when continuing in education?. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2015. [cited 2019 Mar 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/14165.

Council of Science Editors:

Ferguson BE. What experiences and challenges do schoolgirl mothers and mothers-to-be face when continuing in education?. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Edinburgh; 2015. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1842/14165

University of KwaZulu-Natal

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Factors that motivate and disrupt single mothers in the workplace.

► Single parenting is rapidly becoming a growing trend in society. In South Africa an estimated 30% of households are headed by single parents. The key…
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▼ Single parenting is rapidly becoming a growing trend in society. In South Africa an estimated 30% of households are headed by single parents. The key aim of the study was to establish whether single parents prioritized their careers over children. In an endeavour to determine the factors that motivate and disrupt single mothers in the workplace, a sample of 146 subjects was selected utilising non-probability sampling. Non-probability sampling was utilized to create the sample because there was no method of determining the precise size of the population from which it was going to be drawn. Two types of non-probability sampling were utilized to select the sample, namely purposive and snowball sampling. The sample consisted of 45 parents aged 21-24; 51 parents aged 25-34 and 50 parents aged 35-49. Data was collected using structured and self-completion questionnaires which were administered via e-mail. The analysis revealed that parents aged 25-49 had adequate economic resources and showed more concern for their children‟s academic achievements than younger parents, although not much assistance was given to their children in the area of homework. The study found that younger parents‟ economic conditions were inadequate and these parents did not participate in their child‟s school activities nor did they assist them with homework. A salient feature of this study is that young single parents aged 21-24 showed less concern for their children‟s education and well-being. The primary recommendation of this study is that members of society should wait until they have stable careers and a stable economic situation before they start families, as this will have positive ripple effects on the lifestyle they lead, irrespective of whether they are single parents or not.
Advisors/Committee Members: Challenor, Robin Martin (advisor).

author] [. Factors that motivate and disrupt single mothers in the workplace.
[Internet] [Thesis]. University of KwaZulu-Natal; 2009. [cited 2019 Mar 21].
Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4276.

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author] [. Factors that motivate and disrupt single mothers in the workplace.
[Thesis]. University of KwaZulu-Natal; 2009. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10413/4276

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► BACKGROUD: Focused antenatal care (FANC) is one of the important factors in dropping maternal morbidity and mortality; meanwhile, many women in Ethiopia do not receive…
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▼ BACKGROUD: Focused antenatal care (FANC) is one of the important factors in dropping maternal morbidity and mortality; meanwhile, many women in Ethiopia do not receive such care. However, little is known about determinants factor of FANC service utilization in Ethiopia and particularly in Gibe Wereda. OBJECTIVES: To determine focused antenatal care status and associated factors among mothers who gave birth within 3 month preceding the study in Gibe Wereda. METHOD: A community based cross sectional study was conducted using quantitative methods from April, 2015 in Gibe Wereda, on 287 women who gave birth 3 month preceding the study. To select study participant in the Wereda, 8 out of 22 Kebeles were selected randomly. A study participant or mothers were selected by simple random sampling method from the sampling frame. Data was entered by Epidata 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 16.0, and ethical clearance, consent letter and informed consent was obtained from Addis Ababa ethical review committee, Gibe Wereda administration and study participant respectively. RESULT: Majority the respondents 166 (58.7%) were between 25-34 age group with mean age of 29.14years. In this study the overall coverage for Antenatal care utilization was 242 (85.5%). Among 283 interviewed mothers 114 (40.3%) followed four and above times ante natal care visit during their last pregnancy and 169 (59.7%) mothers followed less than four times.Mother’s educational status, travel time, knowledge of danger signs, plan for last pregnancy and knowledge on starting ANC were found to be predictors of focused antenatal care utilization.
Conclusion and recommendation: Even if there was relatively high antenatal care utilization among the study participants but focused antenatal care utilization was low in the study area. Women’s education status, teaching month’s of starting ANC and educating about obstetric danger signs is an important factor for utilization of FANC service in the study area suggesting that educating girls will have a great impact on improving future utilization of FANC in the area. Availing health infrastructure is crucial in reducing time travel to reach health facility will enhance women to follow FANC.
Advisors/Committee Members: Aklil Hailu ( Msc) (advisor).

▼ Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practice in the context of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) remains a challenge especially when the infant is HIV negative because breastmilk may contain HIV. Some studies have shown a consistent lower risk postnatal HIV transmission from mother to infant of about 4% among exclusively breastfed infants (Kuhn et. al 2009 & WHO 2009). In Zambia, “EBF is recommended for HIV-infected women for the first six months of life unless replacement feeding is acceptable, feasible, affordable, sustainable and safe (AFASS) for them and their infants before that time” (MOH & NFNC 2007:3). The study was motivated by inadequacies in reviewed literature on determinants of adherence to EBF among HIV infected women relating to design, setting and scope. The overall objective was to assess determinants of adherence among HIV infected mothers aged 18 to 49 years with children aged 0 to 12 months in eight selected health centres in Lusaka district.
The design was cross sectional and used quantitative and qualitative methods. Study sites were stratified into high and medium centres. Sites and respondents were selected using simple random sampling. Quantitative sample included 400 respondents. Qualitative data was collected from Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and In-depth Interviews (IDIs) from 44 mothers and 8 health workers respectively. Questionnare and questionnaire guides were used to collect quantitative and qualitative data respectively. Quantitive data was analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Associations were derived using Chi-square test and were adjusted using logistic regression. Statistical significance level was set at P-value less than 0.05. Framework analysis was used to analyse qualitative data. Study design limited the study as respondent‟s feeding practices could not be followed up at various stages.Findings showed that marital status and breast condition related illnesses determined adherence to EBF. For example married mothers were 2.88 times more likely to report adherence than their single counterparts. Mothers who did not suffer from any form of breast condition were 5.34 times more likely to report adherence compared to those who suffered from some form of breast condition. Other determinants were service, socio-economic and cultural related.The study recommends that government should invest in strengthening the Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) programme in the context of HIV. First, pre and in-service curricula for health workers should be reviewed and updated to include IYCF issues. Furthermore, male involvement, health centre and community support systems which focus on Preventing Mother-To-Child-Transmission (PMTCT) issues should be strengthened and expanded. Continued health workers‟ capacity building regarding feeding in HIV context and provision of Job aids for use during counselling and nutrition education to ensure that consistent messages are passed on to the mothers. Issues of culture detrimental to feeding practices of mothers should be addressed by…

► Disclosure of a positive Human Immunodeficiency Virus result to a partner is an important step towards prevention of infection, early diagnosis and optimum care especially…
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▼ Disclosure of a positive Human Immunodeficiency Virus result to a partner is an important step towards prevention of infection, early diagnosis and optimum care especially in the context of Prevention of Mother To Child Transmission. Little is known about the disclosure patterns of postnatal women in relation to planning status of index pregnancy. This study explored this aspect.Objective:To determine any association between unplanned pregnancy and Human Immunodeficiency Virus seropositivity disclosure to stable partner among postnatal women inLusaka.Methods:Using a cross-sectional study design the disclosure patterns of 100 postnatal women with unplanned pregnancies were compared to a similar group of 100 women with planned pregnancies.Results:The crude OR for disclosure of a positive Human Immunodeficiency Virus result to partner (planned pregnancy / unplanned pregnancy) was 1.839 (CI= 1.002-3.372; 95%). After adjusting for participant and partner’s feelings after pregnancy discovery, partner’s occupation, condom use in the relationship and length of stay with partner this OR was 2.835 (CI=0.690 -11.643). 66.7% of those that reported that their partners had worries, depression or sadness after disclosure had unplanned pregnancies whereas 83.3% of those that expressed no emotions had planned pregnancies.Results:Possibility of antenatal HIV seropositivity disclosure to partner is the same whether the pregnancy is planned or not among postnatal women in urban Lusaka. Unplanned pregnancy is associated with more negative reactions by partner after disclosure.

► The increasing number of women infected with HIV as demonstrated by the sentinel antenatal surveillance system is believed to be an important factor in the…
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▼ The increasing number of women infected with HIV as demonstrated by the sentinel antenatal surveillance system is believed to be an important factor in the worsening maternal mortality being witnessed in Lusaka. By 1989, HIV/AIDS was already believed to have been the cause of a few maternal deaths in Lusaka. Through the 1990s the seroprevalence of HIV in antenatal attendees in Lusaka had approached 30% in some centers. Records of maternal mortalities are kept in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. This study was undertaken to review trends in maternal mortality over the 1990s in Lusaka and particularly to highlight the impact of HIV/AIDS.Cases for 1993, 1996 and 1999 were reviewed to determine the medical cause of death. In a proportion of cases, there was no direct or indirect cause noted. These cases had stigmata of HIV/AIDS and were classified as presumptive HIV/AIDS. The only other variables collected were age and parity. Direct causes of maternal mortality were noted to have declined over the three time periods (1993,6,9) from 55.8%, 38.2% to 37.7% respectively. Correspondingly, those cases classified as presumptive HIV/AIDS (HIV/AIDS) increased from 22.4% to 25.7% and finally 39.6% in 1999. Direct causes were the commonest cause of maternal mortalities in 1993, although in 1999 the commonest cause was presumptive HIV/AIDS.Most cases of maternal mortality due to HIV/AIDS were in the age range 25-34 years illustrating the demography of women affected by HIV. Also, 5.1 % of all cases of maternal mortality due to HIV/AIDS were in those aged 10-19 years. The mean age of cases due to HIV/AIDS was 26.5 years. This was statistically less than those who had died of haemorrhage (mean age 30.3 years) but greater than those who had died of puerperal sepsis (mean age 22.2 years).Information on parity was mainly available in 1999 due to missing data for the other two years. The parity of those who died due to HIV/AIDS was spread over all parities. Nevertheless 11.8% were para 0, 27.9% and 26.5% were para 1 and 2 respectively while 8.1% were of parity 6 or more. The percentage of cases of maternal mortality over the three- year periods that died and were para 0 decreased from 24.2% in 1993 to 11.1 % in 1999. Correspondingly, those who were para 3 increased from 6.3% to 16.8%.Maternal mortality due to HIV/AIDS is now the commonest cause of maternal mortality in Lusaka. Efforts need to be directed to preventative strategies to prevent unwanted pregnancy, particularly in those who are HIV infected. For those women who embark on pregnancy, case management would have to be strengthened to avoid morbidity and mortality associated with HIV/AIDS.

► A poem should embody contradictions; it should give form to what can't be described in prose. In the fast-paced, stressful world of contemporary America,…
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▼ A poem should embody contradictions; it should give form to what can't be described in prose. In the fast-paced, stressful world of contemporary America, poetry allows a person a moment in the day to be silent, to sit with thoughts and feelings that might otherwise simmer under the surface, without voice. Poetry must be a gift given to a reader, an offering, and a successful poem is one in which a reader can take and make her own. In Meditation In An Emergency, it is my aim to put words to dilemmas suffered by mothers. A mother places her child's wellbeing above all else, even, at times, her own body. Of course, to nurture their child one must find the time to nurture oneself, and this is a conundrum in today's economy. There is not enough literature to support mothers in their darker hours, and poetry can give voice to feelings of incompetence, guilt, frustration, and a love that sometimes feels impossible to utter. Poetry should operate as singing voices at a wake – a last resort to a grief we must bear witness to before moving on.
Advisors/Committee Members: Michele Glazer.